Yellow River Fighter (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure If you liked the "Shaolin Temple" series, you will like this too. Pure mainland kung fu movie like "Fist From Shaolin", my reasons to purchase more mainland martial arts movies. You will find all the cast of "Shaolin Temple": Gai Chun Wa, Yue Sing Wei, Hu Jian Qiang, Yu Hai, and a young Hung Yan Yan, too. I recommend it very highly.
Fist From Shaolin (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Pure kung fu. If you haven't watched it yet, you should do it now. I thought it was only a "Once Upon A Time In China" wannabe, but this is much better in terms of action. It depends on what you like. If you are looking for high budgets like "OUATIC", "Iron Monkey" or other wire-fu then avoid this. But I would say that any martial arts fan shouldn't miss it. The story and acting ain't bad either.
Superfights (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure If you are fan of action movies like "Angel", "Magic Crystal", the "No Retreat, No Surrender" series, then it has something for you. Tony Leung, who brought us "No Retreat, No Surrender 3" and "King Of Kickboxers", did it again. He is very good choreographer. He also did the action of "Magic Crystal" and "Angel". This is a typical kickboxing ring movie with good choreography... Just watch it and you will see.
Lone Wolf And Cub 3: Baby Cart To Hades (product link) Action/Adventure / Swordplay/Sword(s) This is good but not that good. It's a very cool sequel, but falls a little short in terms of action. "Shogun Assassin" is non-stop action, but that is because that includes the first two parts of the series. Sometimes it can get boring, but it's usual in Japanese samurai movies. Gore and blood, it's enough to rewatch it. It's a solid one if you are fan of samurai movies.
Shogun's Samurai
One of the best samurai movies ever made, good plot and story and the action is spread throughout the movie. That's good for a being a historical drama.
Swords of Vengeance
A historical drama also, so there isn't so much action, but some good fights, especially the finale. Like in "Shogun's Samurai", a good plot and storyline as it's the same director, Kinji Fukusaku.
Shogun's Shadow
Maybe as good as "Shogun's Samurai", maybe better, hard to tell. But it has much longer action.
Shogun's Ninja
A Hiroyuki Sanada vehicle with very good action throughout the movie and a well-written storyline. Maybe not as good as the others, but it comes up very near in quality.
Pom Pom Strikes Back (product link) Action/Adventure / Comedy Myself I'm a fan of "Pom Pom", and this is one very good sequel. Maybe not as good as the first, but it compares favorably. (I was very disappointed in "Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom".) This one reaches the quality of the original "Pom Pom", but lacks the first one's magic. Anyway, its got good laughs for everybody in the family at least.
The Mystery Of Chess Boxing [Tai Seng] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Alongside "Born Invincible", it's the very best of Joseph Kuo. "Born Invincible" is far superior, but this one is very good, too. The quantity of the fights is uncountable, and they're mostly well-made, with an explosive finale. It can get boring at times, but any boredom is forgotten by the fight scenes. Nice cameo by Simon Yuen. Should be ownen by any old school fan. A must for Lee I Min fans, it's his best performance. "7 Grandmasters" and "Dragon's Claws" are very close also.
The Death Duel Of Kung Fu [DOUBLE FEATURE] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Any old school movie fan should have this, and if you are a fan any of the actors then it's a must. Fights are very well choreographed and the cast fights very crispy. Two thumbs up for Meng Hoi and Chien Yuet Sang. The movie itself can be at times very boring, but it's saved by the many fight scenes. Check out Wong Tao, Han Ying, and John Liu--usually I don't like John Liu's style, except for his performances in this one and "Secret Rivals 2".
Dance Of Death (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Very weak, "The Tournament" and "Hapkido" are far better movies, as she can't act as a boy. A very boring movie, it doesn't have any remarkable fight scenes until the finale, where it's explosive.
Bruce Lee In G.O.D. (product link) Drama / Documentary Strongly recommend for any fan of martial arts movies. I wish more scenes could have come seen daylight.
Born To Fight [1986] (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts No big deal with the plot, only the fight scenes gets 4 stars. Superb action, I would say that it's much better than "Ong-Bak" and "Tom Yum Goong", those movies maybe have the cinematic magic and lots of acrobatic fights, but this has the extraordinary choreography.
Red Fists (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure Liked it a lot. Jackie Chan had "Police Story" and Yuen Biao had "Righting Wrongs", Yu Rong Kwang had this one. It has everything a cop needs: car chases, shoot-outs, nice choreography. My only complaint is that the final fight could be longer.
Aces Go Places DVD Collection [5-Disc Set] (product link) Comedy / Action/Adventure It was a nice collection, too bad there are no extras on the DVDs. As movies they're great, very funny, cinematic phenomena. They were a great pair at that time. As individual films, parts 1 and 2 are sillier, part 3 gets more into wild action, and part 4 is more serious than the others. Like the name, it's mad.
Lethal Chiba [3-Disc Set] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I loved it. I don't need so many words for that. "Killing Machine": great movie, good action. "Executioner": great movie, great action. "Executioner 2": great movie, great action."Killing Machine" is a drama about one man seeking justice for people. "Executioner" is is modern movie, cops vs. robbers" which was very entertaining and funny; but the second installment is funnier because "Executioner 1" starts with a long presentation of the characters so it can be a little boring. If you like Chiba gore you will definitely like these.
The Stone Age Warriors (product link) Action/Adventure / Thriller I was surprised, kind of. Stanley Tong is a good director but I didn't expect so good a presentation from him in this movie. This is an Indiana Jones/kung fu kind of thing. Action is spread all over the movie very well but the quantity of it is missing. Nice performance from Fan Siu Wong also and nice to see Dick Wei in a cameo. I enjoyed it.
A Bloody Fight [1988] (product link) Action/Adventure / Crime Overall average movie. There are two worthy fight scenes in the movie not worth the bother if you aren't a fan of the actors like Gordon Liu, Tsui Siu Keung or Chor Yuen. But watch out for Lau Kar Leung's fight scene after 30 minutes where he raises hell, the only reason maybe for watching. If this movie had a finale fight it could be 3 star material. This is a more like a crime film than a martial arts movie. Very weak presentation from actors also.
The Samurai Collection: Starring Sonny Chiba [3-Disc Set] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I loved the samurai collection. But as each movies it aint a 4 stars rating. "Ninja Wars" was best of them, a good movie, maybe worth 4 stars because I expected more and better action. "Legend of the Eight Samurai" gets 3 1/2 stars--it has a decent story, and the finale has superb action, maybe the only reason to watch it. "GI Samurai" gets 3 stars--the weakest movie of the collection, but the war scenes is very well made soldiers vs. samurai. Overall all of them were fantasy type samurai movies, I don't usually fancy fantasy movies, but these movies were good. The biggest reason I bought it is for Chiba and Sanada.
Lady Kung Fu (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Surely a classic! If you liked Bruce Lee's "Fist Of Fury" (u.s "Chinese Connection"), you will definitely like this one too. You can watch young Sammo Hung fight. Angela Mao is great in the movie, but Whang In Sik steals the show in the finale. The story is typical Chinese vs. Japanese school. Watch out for the stuntmen, you will see legends like Jackie Chan, Hsu Hsia, Yuen Kwai, and Lam Ching Ying.
Drunken Master 2 (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure What can I say one of the best Chan movies? Filled with energetic fights, especially the finale, watch out for Ken's kicks. The movie is great in every way, don't miss it. I recommend this movie for any action movie lovers. Very good Wong Fei Hong story...don't wanna spoil it any more. JUST DON'T MISS IT.
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Agreed, this is splendidly entertaining martial arts fun! Well worth purchasing!
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